Between the Panigale’s frameless chassis design, high-revving Superquadro motor, and bevy of electronics, Ducati has refined its superbike offering to consumers, and really honed in on making the best street bike possible.

But what if your calling takes you off of the asphalt? Enter the Ducati 1199 Terracorsa by MotoCorsa — yes, the same crazy bastards that made the SeDUCATIve and MANigale calendar photo shoots.

The story goes something like this: MotoCorsa Bossman Arun Sharma and Ducati North America’s Quentin Wilson were prepping for their annual trip to Eastern Oregon. Instead of getting a couple ADV bikes, like a couple of sissies, the idea to do something with Sharma’s Panigale recently crashed track bike came up.

We can only imagine that alcohol must have been involved, as the product of the duo’s craziness was a 200hp dual-sport, complete with camouflage paint and luggage racks. What could go wrong? Thanks for the tip TheSwede!

ok how do you reach the bars over the top of the bag ? and how do you do that trying to wrestle it around the trees in the mud?…is this practical ? or is it not pratical and thats the point make a very expensive impratical bike ? and thats the new “cool”? I dont think steve mcqueen would ride it. I know you wont see it at rossi’s ranch bawawawawaw aha

Sean in OZ

Must be a VERY slow news day.

I/we ride on far worse sand/mud/gravel/rocky tracks than that on stock sportsbikes with sports road tyres.

People have travelled around the world solo through jungles, deserts etc on stock sportsbikes … without knobby tyres.

Dave in Denver

Well…I can think of a few things that might go wrong when jumping a fallen tree, crossing a stream, or navigating baby heads…hmmmm. Looks more like some Ducati Dessert Police bikes I saw in Saudi Arabia.

ZootCadillac

What a lovely thing. Probably totally impractical but I’d have one of those sat in the garage next to the new 1199 Superleggera. Oops, I’ve said too much ;)

paulus – Thailand

Pure PR hype… but if this convinces a few more motorcyclist to be more brave and take their road bikes off-road – cool.

As others have said. Road bikes are already more capable than you expect and many a person has navigated the globe (on and off road) on pure sports bikes with no knobblies.

TwoWheelLoo

Portland PRIDE WHUT WHUT! I get all my gear from Arun and the guys! They’re just awesome people to chat bikes with.

smiler

Ducati engineers spent many months building the best sportbike they could. A new engine developing 195 BHP, with under slung exhausts and a very compact design to lower the centre of gravity and pull most of the mess to the centre. Oversized and high comp pistons with short stroke to increase revs. A release valve to allow a smaller starter motor. Aluminium frameless chassis to save weight. Electronics package allowing electrically modifided suspension and several ABS settings. New air intakes and LED lights. The result is the most powerful and lightest sportsbike Ducati has ever made. Winds best new bike 2012.

Sold to an idiot who wants to use it as an enduro bike, because he is an idiot. What an utter prat.

Minibull

@smiler: MotoCorsa spent many months building the craziest offroad bike they could. Nice knobblies, luggage space, practical tankbag and a fitting paintjob to match. The result is probably one of the most insane/fun offroad bikes around that would be a hoot to ride. Wins a smile from most who saw the article in 2013.

Commented on by an idiot who is really really jealous and has not the slimmest morsel of fun in his life, because he is an idiot. What an utter prat.

Looks cool, and if you lived in a place with a lot of big open smooth gravel roads, you could probably have some fun on it, until you hit a serious bump that is, and the triple tree comes up and knocks your brains out.